Thursday, 10 May 2018

10-05-18 Thursday - Osprey

Dry and sunny but a chilly wind.

Red Kite
Osprey
Pied Flycatcher
Buzzard over St Anne's, Bristol (Gill Sapsed)
BRISTOL

Downs:
2 Peregrine

Fishponds:
2 Swift - - - with singing Chaffinch and Goldfinch to make a dish with relish

R Avon at St Anne's:
2 imm. Mute Swan, Mallard escorting 12 + ducklings, 1 Buzzard, 2 Moorhen.

Stockwood Open Space:
1 Garden Warbler - late on


SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Tytherington:
Red Kite

Oldbury Power Station:
Garden Warbler.
Tawny Owl 10th May 2018 Lower Woods (Darren Pearce)
Wickwar - Lower Woods:
Not much about except the Tawny Owl

Swifts are back at New Passage at last (John Martin)
New Passage/Northwick:
1 Little Egret, 4 Whimbrel, 5 BH Gull heading SW, 6+ Swift, 1 Wheatear.

Severn Beach:
15 Kittiwake over the river


NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Kenn road:
Osprey over the road at 09:10.

Yatton, Strawberry Line:
1 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 1 Kestrel, 30 Swallow, 15 House Martin, 2 Cetti’s Warbler, 1 Long-tailed Tit, 3 Chiffchaff, 6 Sedge Warbler, 2 Reed Warbler, 2 Blackcap, 3 Whitethroat, 1 Song Thrush, 1 
Bullfinch, 3 Greenfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.


BELOW M4 & BANES

Pensford:
1 Pied Flycatcher.

Mistle Thrush collecting food at Chew (Ian Stapp)
RESERVOIRS

Chew Valley Lake
11 Shelduck, 4 Shoveler, 6 Gadwall, 1 Goldeneye, 1 Little Egret, 4+ Hobby, 5 Buzzard, 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 1 Common Sandpiper, 5 G BB Gull, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stock Dove, 2 Jay, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Willow Warbler, 6 Chiffchaff, 3 Blackcap, 6 Garden Warbler, 4 Cetti's Warbler, 2 Sedge Warbler, many Reed Warbler, 200+ Swift, 50+ hirundine, 2 Mistle Thrush (feeding young), 1 Song Thrush, 1 Grey Wagtail, 4 Bullfinch, 2 Reed Bunting.

Out of Avon: Stratton on the Fosse: 
Red Kite.

Reports: Stephen Curtis, Paul Francis, Paul Golledge, Henry Kirkwood, John Martin, Darren Pearce, Lois Pryce, Gill Sapsed, Richard Scantlebury, Marcus Smith, Ian Stapp, Brian Thompson, blagdonlakebirds, CVRS, nslbirding, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG